Longtime industry publicist and former journalist Chuck Panama died at the Motion Picture and Television Fund home in Woodland Hills on May 13. He was 93.
Before beginning his career as a journalist and later publicist, Panama served in WWII after being drafted, working as a radio man on a B-24 bomber in the Pacific. After returning home, he enrolled at UCLA on the G.I. Bill, where he became the sports editor of the Daily Bruin. Panama remained closely involved with UCLA athletics after graduation, working with the press on basketball and football games for over 50 years.
Panama began his professional career as a correspondent for the Los Angeles bureau of International News Service (Ins) before following his boss to the PR department at 20th Century Fox, where he worked with such celebrities as Elvis Presley and Jayne Mansfield. During this time, Panama became a voting member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
Before beginning his career as a journalist and later publicist, Panama served in WWII after being drafted, working as a radio man on a B-24 bomber in the Pacific. After returning home, he enrolled at UCLA on the G.I. Bill, where he became the sports editor of the Daily Bruin. Panama remained closely involved with UCLA athletics after graduation, working with the press on basketball and football games for over 50 years.
Panama began his professional career as a correspondent for the Los Angeles bureau of International News Service (Ins) before following his boss to the PR department at 20th Century Fox, where he worked with such celebrities as Elvis Presley and Jayne Mansfield. During this time, Panama became a voting member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
- 5/26/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Chuck Panama, a journalist-turned-publicist who worked with Elizabeth Taylor and Henry Fonda and ran publicity for shows such as La Law, has died. He was 93.
Panama, who was called "Chuckles" by friends and colleagues for his sense of humor, died Sunday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund home in Woodland Hills. He "was a warm and caring person, full of energy and always with a twinkle in his eye," said fellow publicist and friend Leonard Morpurgo.
Born in Chicago, Panama was a radio operator on B-24 bombers during World War II. The end of the war ...
Panama, who was called "Chuckles" by friends and colleagues for his sense of humor, died Sunday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund home in Woodland Hills. He "was a warm and caring person, full of energy and always with a twinkle in his eye," said fellow publicist and friend Leonard Morpurgo.
Born in Chicago, Panama was a radio operator on B-24 bombers during World War II. The end of the war ...
- 5/16/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chuck Panama, a journalist-turned-publicist who worked with Elizabeth Taylor and Henry Fonda and ran publicity for shows such as La Law, has died. He was 93.
Panama, who was called "Chuckles" by friends and colleagues for his sense of humor, died Sunday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund home in Woodland Hills. He "was a warm and caring person, full of energy and always with a twinkle in his eye," said fellow publicist and friend Leonard Morpurgo.
Born in Chicago, Panama was a radio operator on B-24 bombers during World War II. The end of the war ...
Panama, who was called "Chuckles" by friends and colleagues for his sense of humor, died Sunday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund home in Woodland Hills. He "was a warm and caring person, full of energy and always with a twinkle in his eye," said fellow publicist and friend Leonard Morpurgo.
Born in Chicago, Panama was a radio operator on B-24 bombers during World War II. The end of the war ...
- 5/16/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Chuck Panama, a journalist-turned-publicist who worked with the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Henry Fonda, died Sunday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund home in Woodland Hills, CA. He was 93.
After serving in the Army Air Corps as a radio man on a B-24 bomber, Panama moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA. He became sports editor of The Daily Bruin and would go on to work with the press on the school’s football and basketball programs for more than a half-century.
He launched his career with the L.A. bureau of International News Service before moving to the PR department at 20th Century Fox. There, Panama worked with such celebrities as Elvis Presley and Jane Mansfield and became a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Television Academy.
After a dozen years in the motion picture division at Fox, he moved...
After serving in the Army Air Corps as a radio man on a B-24 bomber, Panama moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA. He became sports editor of The Daily Bruin and would go on to work with the press on the school’s football and basketball programs for more than a half-century.
He launched his career with the L.A. bureau of International News Service before moving to the PR department at 20th Century Fox. There, Panama worked with such celebrities as Elvis Presley and Jane Mansfield and became a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Television Academy.
After a dozen years in the motion picture division at Fox, he moved...
- 5/16/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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